- Education is the most important tool to combat poverty, inequality and corruption and is the most effective way to help people improve their lives.
- Education is associated with lower child mortality rates and better nutrition and health.
- Education affects all aspects of society, increasing future employment opportunities and awareness for global issues, cultivating a sense of solidarity, enhancing gender equality, respect and more. Improving the education of children also cultivates resilience, social cohesion and prevents social conflicts to a great degree.
- The Second Millennium Development Goal (MDG Goal) recognizes the universal right to primary education for boys and girls alike.
- Inequalities associated with wealth, gender, ethnicity, language and location are still a major barrier to integration in primary education.
- Education for sustainable development is fundamental for changing values, attitudes, and behaviors.
